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t California continent’s diverse eco systems. y de Young
Academy of This has been faithfully re- Museum
Sciences created in the modern building,
with some surprises, including Map C4. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.
Map C4. 55 Music Concourse Dr, 16 dioramas show casing Tel (415) 863-3330. @ 44.
Golden Gate Park. Tel (415) 379-8000. mounted animals, such as lions, Open 9:30am–5:15pm Tue–Sun
@ 44. Open 9:30am–5pm Mon–Sat, zebras, and baboons. (until 8:45pm Fri mid-Jan–Nov).
11am–5pm Sun. Closed Thanksgiving, The Altered State exhibit Closed Mon. & (free 1st Tue of
Dec 25. some areas. 7 - = 8 explores the dangerous effects of month). ^ 7 - = 8
∑ calacademy.org ∑ famsf.org
climate change on California’s
Founded in 1853, California natural habitats and the planet at The de Young Museum was
Academy of Sciences is San large. Islands of Evolution is an founded in 1895 and has
Francisco’s oldest and most exhibit exploring the remote been an integral part of
popular science museum. After islands of Madagascar and the Golden Gate Park for more
10 years of renovation, the Galapagos through the eyes of than 100 years. In 1989 the
museum reopened in 2008. Academy scientists. Visitors can building suffered irreparable
Designed by Renzo Piano, the examine specimens collected damage from an earthquake
building is encased in glass walls during past exhibitions, such as and the old building closed
that allow natural light to Galapagos tortoise to make way for a new,
stream in. Among shells and Darwin’s seismically stable one. The
the building’s famous finches; use museum, which opened in
most impressive Wii gaming wands 2005, has double the exhibition
features is a to collect virtual space of the old one, but
197,000-sq-ft insects; and learn returns nearly 2 acres (0.8 ha)
(18,300-sq-m) how islands function of open space to the Park.
rooftop with a living as living laboratories The de Young’s permanent
tapestry of native Tyrannosaurus rex for evolution. collection comprises American
plant species. An open- skeleton Rainforests of the art from the 17th to the 20th
air terrace gives visitors a World is contained centuries as well as work from
close-up view of the plants and is within a 90-ft- (27-m-) diameter nearly 30 countries. There are
an ideal location for watching glass dome, the world’s largest also special exhibitions held
Northern California’s birds, spherical rainforest exhibit. The regularly, and outside, there’s a
butterflies, and insects. Skylights rainforest is teeming with 1,600 sculpture garden and terrace,
above the larger domes open live animals, including 250 free- and a children’s garden.
and close throughout the day, flying birds and butterflies, 100
enabling sunlight to reach the exotic reptiles and amphibians,
exhibits below. and a cave full of bats. Each level u Legion of Honor
The African Hall, known for represents a different rainforest Map C4. 34th Ave & Clement, Lincoln
its majestic dioramas, first opened around the world, such as Park. Tel (415) 750-3600. @ 18.
in 1934 and gives visitors an Borneo, Madagascar, Costa Rica, n (415) 863-3330. Open 9:30am–
in-depth look into the and the Amazon. 5:15pm Tue–Sun. Closed Mon. &
The Morrison (free 1st Tue of month). ^ 7 -
Planetarium is the = 8 ∑ famsf.org
world’s largest all-digital
planetarium, with a 75-ft- Inspired by the Palais de la
(23-m-) diameter dome Légion d’Honneur in Paris,
projection screen Alma de Bretteville Spreckels
re creating the night sky. built this museum in the
The latest program, 1920s to promote French art
“Incoming!” gives visitors in California. Designed by the
a chance to explore and architect George Applegarth,
understand the world of it displays European art from
asteroids and comets.. the last eight centuries, with
The enchanting paintings by Rembrandt,
Steinhart Aquarium, the Monet, and Rubens, and more
oldest and one of the than 70 sculptures by Rodin.
most diverse aquariums The Achenbach Foundation,
in the US, houses over a well-known collection of
40,000 live animals, graphic works, occupies a
representing more than part of the gallery.
900 separate species. The museum’s collection of
Claude, the albino European art is displayed in
Lifelike dioramas in the African Hall of the California alligator, is a favorite the galleries on the first floor.
Academy of Sciences resident at the Swamp. The portrait The Impresario
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